Biomass Aerogels for Smart Thermal Management: Integrating Photo-thermal Conversion and Latent Heat Storage

Cheng Cheng; Jing Liu; Lingquan Hu; Raphael Kanyire Seidu; Shou-xiang Kinor Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140841

Biomass Aerogels for Smart Thermal Management: Integrating Photo-thermal Conversion and Latent Heat Storage

Cheng Cheng
, Jing Liu
, Lingquan Hu
, Raphael Kanyire Seidu
, Shou-xiang Kinor Jiang (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Novel aerogels with advanced thermal management were developed via vacuum freeze-drying chitosan solution containing CNT, graphene and phase change material (PCM) emulsions. The CNT and graphene provides the aerogels efficient photo-thermal conversion. Simultaneously, the PCM in aerogels stores and releases heat as the temperature changes. The PCM aerogel exhibited an enthalpy of 202.7 J/g, which still retained 156.1 J/g after adding 10% graphene. The excellent photo-thermal conversion of the graphene-added aerogel rise sample temperature over 60 °C under irradiation, which maintained over 24 °C for ∼18 min after ceasing the irradiation.

Original language	English
Article number	140841
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	418
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140841
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2026

Keywords

Biomass aerogels
Photo-thermal conversion
Phase change materials
Carbon nanotubes
Graphene

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